Beautiful Boy (2018)
Stars: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney
Runtime: 120 minutes
Synopsis: The true story of a father struggling to reconnect with his addicted son.
Performances: 8/10
Screenplay: 6/10
Costumes/Makeup: 7/10
Editing: 5/10
Cinematography: 7/10
Score/Soundtrack: 6/10
Verdict: Carried by two phenomenal performances by Steve Carell and everybody's favorite rising star Timothée Chalamet. "Beautiful Boy" is both touching and frustrating at the same time.
Focused on the relationship between a father devastated by his son's drug addiction, van Groeningen's movie succeeds in making that bond an emotional and well developed one. You can see the pain and guilt in Steve Carell's character, as well as the denial and rebellion in Chalamet's whose Golden Globe nomination is entirely justified.
The film's needlessly confusing non linear narrative. at times cheesy dialogue, and repetitive nature, however, turned what could've potentially be an award contender into a somewhat generic drama that a lot of viewer will find familiar.
"Beautiful Boy" might resonate with people more than with others given the nature of the story told, but is definitely worth checking out if the matter at hand is one that interests you.
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